Wood turning device



Nov. 13, 1945. G. BURGESON WOOD TURNING DEVICE Filed Aug. 5, 1944 NR w 44 Snncntor uszcu Bar 0550 MM M attorney Patented Nov. 13, 1945 Application August a, 1944, Serial No 547,904 s 2 Claims. (01. 142 :18)

This invention relates to a wood turning device and more particularly to templates and rasps for wood turning. v

The principal object of the invention is the provision of apparatus adapted to be used inwood turning.

A further object of the invention i the provision of means for adjustably positioning a pair 4 of templates adjacent a section of wood to be turned.

IA StiH further object of the invention is the provision of a wood turning apparatus taking the form of apair of templates so positioned as to form guides for rasps used in wood shaping.

A still further object of the invention i the provision of means for forming templates to be employed in connection with the template mountingmeans i n H I Astill further object of the invention is the provision of' a plurality of various shaped wood rasps adapted for use with the templates and template mounting means of the wood turning device,

The templates and rasps for wood turning shown and describedherein have been designed to provide a simple and efficient apparatus for home work shop use in turning wood in various ornamental shapes'commonly employed in furniture construction and the like. The templates and rasps and their mounting means which enable them to be used in the wood turning operation are simply formed and, therefore, capable of economic manufacture and hence wide distribution. The formation of the templates and their mounting means facilitate the individual design and formation of templates incorporating various original designs on the part of the user of the wood turning device.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventio resides in the combination and arrangemeht of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of a wood turning device.

Figure 2 is a perspective elevation of a portion of the device illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional elevation of a template pattern as used with the device illustrated in Figure 1.

a v i particular will will be seen that the wood turning Figure 4 is a plan view of a double handled wood rasp. v I 7 Figure 5 is a cross sectional elevation of a wood rasp such as illustratedin Figure 4. Y

Figure 6 is a cross sectional elevation of a modification of the wood rasp illustrated in Figure 5.

Figure? is a cross sectional elevation of a modification of the wood rasp such as illustrated in. Figure 5.

'By referring to the drawing and Figure 1: in

device illustrated consists of a base Ill having a pair of brackets II and I2, respectively, positioned adjacent its opposite ends, the said brackets H and I2 forming journals l3 and I l located on an axially extending center line of the base Ill, and at a suitable distance thereabove. Lathe-lik members I5 and i6, respectively, positioned in the journals l3 and I4 serve to'rotatably positio a work piece such as indicated by the numeral ll.

It is obvious that suitable rotating motion imparted to either one of the rotatable lathe-like members l5 and it will cause the work piece I! to revolve. In order that the work piece ll may be shapedvasbyawood turningoperation, means is' provided for the mounting of guiding templates ad acent thereto and comprises a pair of U- shaped frames I8 and I9, respectively, which frames 18 and I9 are adapted to be firmly positioned on the base It] as by means of nut and bolt assemblies 20 engaging opening 2| in the U- shaped frames l8 and I9 and positioned through a longitudinally extending slot 22 in the base It.

By referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that each of the U-shaped frames [8 and I9 is provided on the inward Sides of its upwardly extending arms with a pair of secondary brackets 23 and 24, respectively, which are mounted thereon in an adjustable manner by means of nut and bolt assemblies 25 which pass through openings 26 in the secondary brackets 23 and 24 and through slots 2'! in the upwardly extending arms of the U-shaped frames I8 and I9, it being observed that each of the upwardly extending arms of the frames I8 and I9 are provided with a slot 21 so that the secondary brackets 23 and 24 may be adjustably positioned thereon and form in effect a portion of the upwardly extending arms of the frames 18 and I9. This construction forms a mounting means for a pair of template 28 and 29, as illustrated in Figure l, and provides for the rigid positioning of the templates 28 and 29 in appropriate positions at each side of the work piece II with the bases of the templates 28 and 29 on a transversely positioned center line with respect to the axis of the work piece H. In order to shape the work piece I! in accordance with the predetermined design ofthe templates 28 and 29 which serve as guides and support means for the actual wood shaping tools, a wood rasp 30 provided with a pair of handles 3| and 32, respectively, is used and is adapted to be positioned across the top of the templates in transverse relationship to the work piece I! and to the templateslB andTZB so that the roughened s'urface of the rasp 30 engages the work piece I! and is capable of cutting away the material of the work piece I! so as to slowly move it along the templates 28 and 29 thereby passing thework piece in accordance with the predetermined pattern of the templates. r

It will thus be seen that a simple and yet eflicient means of wood turning ha bee'n disclosed whereby various ornamental wood turnings' may be easily produced by an amateur as, for example, in home work shops. I I

By referring now to Figure 3 of the drawing a pair of templates such as those illustrated at 28 and 29 in Figure-l-may be-seen in the'process of formation" whereby two sections of plywood or other suitablematerial, as indicated by the numerals-Hand 29,- have been formed from a pattern so as to provide a desirable configuratio as indicated at 33 and the two pieces 28 and 29then placed'back to back as illustrated to show the configuration of-a wood turning formed in accordance therewith. It is obvious that these two templates 28 and 29 are placed in theU-shaped brackets I8 and 19, illustrated in Figure 1, in a clamp thereinas by means of nut and bolt assemblies 25so that the configuration 33 thereof maybe imparted by means of the rasp 3Bto the Work piece -I 1.

By referring now to Figure 4 a plan elevation of a-wood rasp'may be seen wherein the wood cuttingsection-thereof is indicated by the numeral 30 and the rasp provided with a pair of handles 3! and 32. It will be obvious that the wood cuttingsection 30 is preferably formed'to terminate short of the ends of the raspso as to of appropriately formed rasps in a practical and satisfactorymanner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a wood turning device, a base including a pairof'brackets for rotatably supporting a work piece'therebetween, a slot formed in said base, a pair of templates on opposite sides of and means for mounting the said templates adjacent the said work 'piece, said mounting meanscomprising a pair of U-shaped brackets positioned-on said base and secured thereto by means of fastener engaging the said slot, the said brackets including a means for clamping the said templates in-position thereon, together with a rasp adapted to be positioned transversely with the said templatesand work piece so that the work piece may be shaped thereby.

2. In a wood turning device including a lathelike base forrotatably mounting a work piece, a slot formed said base and a pair of U-shaped brackets positioned on the said base and secured jthereto by means of fasteners engaging the said slot, secondary brackets aifixed to the said U- shaped brackets for mounting template thereon, the said templates being parallel with respect to the said'rotatable work piece and located one at each side thereof together with a rasp for transverse positioning across the said templates and work piece so that the work piece may be shaped thereby. Y

I GUSTAV BURGESON. 

